The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, or trichotillomania that is related to service. The Veteran's claims for these conditions are therefore denied.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD or trichotillomania in service records or post-service treatment records, and the VA examiners did not find any connection between these conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (to include PTSD), Trichotillomania
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2018
- Citation
- 1801318
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for essential tremors and an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD) are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of his conditions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's PTSD with bulimia nervosa and trichotillomania has been granted a 70 percent rating, which is the maximum available under current VA regulations.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to August 12, 2020, for the 100 percent disability rating for PTSD and trichotillomania with anxiety and alcohol use disorder in early full remission is denied. The Board found that no factually ascertainable increase in disability occurred before August 12, 2020.
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